Two men arrested after alleged beating, robbery at a Vanderburgh County storage unit facility

Two men have been arrested in connection with a reported beating and robbery earlier this week, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office announced.

The suspects are identified as Jon B. Schmitt, 24, of Evansville, and a 24-year-old Mount Vernon, Ind., resident John E. Owen.

According to a sheriff’s office, the pair — along with a 14-year-old juvenile — are accused of beating and robbing another 24-year-old man while the group was at a storage unit facility on North Saint Joseph’s Avenue on Monday. The alleged victim, identified as 24-year-old James Sellers, and the three suspects are acquaintances, according to investigators.

While at the storage unit, Sellers reportedly told deputies, the other three people attacked him and forced him to the ground. Sellers told investigators that he was choked and kicked in the head during the altercation and also accused one of his alleged attackers of threatening him with a knife. The group took an undisclosed amount of money from Sellers as well. Sellers suffered a head laceration and widespread bruising during the attack, according to the sheriff’s office news release, and required medical treatment for his injuries.

Both Schmitt and Owen were arrested on Thursday after warrants were issued for them, and investigators said they also expect to arrest the 14-year-old suspect. Schmitt is charged robbery, two counts of battery and theft and is being held on a $40,000 cash bond at the Vanderburgh County Jail Owen is charged with robbery batter and theft and being held on a $10,000 cash bond.